1972 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1972 United States presidential election in South Carolina
| country = South Carolina
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1968 United States presidential election in South Carolina
| previous_year = 1968
| next_election = 1976 United States presidential election in South Carolina
| next_year = 1976
| election_date = November 7, 1972
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg
| nominee1 = Richard Nixon
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = California
| running_mate1 = Spiro Agnew
| electoral_vote1 = 8
| popular_vote1 = 478,427
| percentage1 = 70.58%
| image2 = George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg
| nominee2 = George McGovern
| party2 = Democratic
| home_state2 = South Dakota
| running_mate2 = Sargent Shriver
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 189,270
| percentage2 = 27.92%
| map_image = South Carolina Presidential Election Results 1972.svg
| map_size = 325px
| map_caption = County Results
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Nixon
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d40000|70–80%}}
{{legend|#aa0000|80–90%}}
{{col-end}}
| title = President
| before_election = Richard Nixon
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Richard Nixon
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsSC}}The 1972 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Carolina overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.
Nixon carried South Carolina with 70.58 percent of the vote to McGovern's 27.92 percent, a victory margin of 42.66 points.{{cite web |title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=45&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |access-date=2015-10-02 |publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}} This election provided the Republican Party with its best presidential result in South Carolina since 1872 and constitutes the only presidential election where the Republican candidate carried every county in the state. Nixon was also the first Republican since 1872 to carry the state twice.
This is the only time, {{As of|2024|11|alt=as of the 2024 presidential election,}} that Marlboro County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate since that county was founded in 1896, and the last time when Orangeburg County, Williamsburg County, Marion County, Fairfield County, Hampton County, Lee County, and Allendale County have voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 McCormick County would not vote Republican again until Donald Trump won it in 2016. Meanwhile, Clarendon and Jasper counties would not do so until Trump’s 2020 and 2024 victories, respectively.
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85% of white voters supported Nixon while 13% supported McGovern.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=295}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=335}}
This is the only time, {{As of|2020|11|alt=as of the 2020 presidential election,}} that Marlboro County has voted for a Republican presidential candidate since that county was founded in 1896, and the last time when Orangeburg County, Williamsburg County, Marion County, Fairfield County, Hampton County, Lee County, and Allendale County have voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
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Results
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| colspan="6" | 1972 United States presidential election in South Carolina{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=45&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina|access-date=2015-10-02 |publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}} |
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| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes |
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| style="width: 130px" | Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | align="right" | 478,427 | align="right" | 70.58% | align="right" | 8 |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 189,270 | align="right" | 27.92% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDCC; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | align="right" | 10,166 | align="right" | 1.50% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Write-ins | align="right" | 17{{efn|These write-in votes were not separated by county, but given only as a state-wide total.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2408|title=SC US President Race, November 07, 1972|publisher=Our Campaigns}}}} | align="right" | 0.00% | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 677,880 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 8 |
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| colspan="5" align="right" | Voter turnout | colspan="1" align="right" | – |
=Results by county=
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! rowspan="2"| County ! colspan="2"| Richard Nixon ! colspan="2"| George McGovern ! colspan="2"| John G. Schmitz ! colspan="2"| Margin ! rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Abbeville | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,266 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.95% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,349 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.48% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 122 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 2.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,917 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,737 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Aiken | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,117 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 77.05% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,745 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.96% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 545 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,372 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,407 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Allendale | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,741 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,386 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 19 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 355 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,146 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Anderson | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,514 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 75.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,241 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.50% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 537 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 2.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,273 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,292 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Bamberg | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,537 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,680 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.50% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 36 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 857 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,253 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Barnwell | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,955 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 71.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,560 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,395 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,515 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Beaufort | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,929 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,237 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.01% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 81 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,692 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,247 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Berkeley | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,345 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,497 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.08% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 177 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,848 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 34.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,019 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Calhoun | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,867 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.91% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,148 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.46% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 50 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 719 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.45% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,065 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Charleston | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39,863 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,855 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1,229 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 2.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,008 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57,947 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cherokee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,570 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 77.24% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,107 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.50% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 123 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,463 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,800 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Chester | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,724 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,352 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.96% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 60 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,372 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,136 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Chesterfield | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,230 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.56% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,938 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.70% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 61 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,292 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,229 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clarendon | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,958 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,276 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.98% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 50 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 682 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,284 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Colleton | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,723 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,376 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.86% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 134 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,347 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,233 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Darlington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,756 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,414 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.05% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 149 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,342 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,319 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dillon | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,364 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,604 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.58% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 66 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,760 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,034 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dorchester | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,095 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.11% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,606 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.34% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 185 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.56% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,489 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 37.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,886 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Edgefield | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,812 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.67% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,326 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.44% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 80 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.90% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,486 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,218 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Fairfield | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,608 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,492 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.43% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 46 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.89% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 116 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,146 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Florence | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,106 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 65.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,455 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.10% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 165 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,651 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,726 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Georgetown | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,114 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,446 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.64% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 116 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,668 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,676 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Greenville | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46,360 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 79.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,143 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17.42% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1,726 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 2.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36,217 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58,229 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Greenwood | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,370 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,400 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.20% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 205 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,970 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.02% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,975 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hampton | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,891 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.56% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,086 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.53% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 46 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 805 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16.03% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,023 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Horry | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,324 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 76.84% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,437 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 183 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,887 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,944 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Jasper | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,650 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.21% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,203 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.71% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 31 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.07% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 447 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,884 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Kershaw | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,035 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 74.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,531 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.56% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 178 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,504 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,744 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lancaster | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,016 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 77.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,461 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 103 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.89% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,555 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,580 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Laurens | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,141 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 74.46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,650 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.24% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 142 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,491 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,933 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,076 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,996 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,080 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,100 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lexington | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25,327 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 84.75% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,069 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.62% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 490 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,258 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 71.13% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29,886 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | Marion | {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,719 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 64.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,545 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34.87% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 34 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 0.47% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,174 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 29.79% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 7,298 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | Marlboro | {{party shading/Republican}} | 3,838 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 65.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,999 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 0.26% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,839 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 31.42% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 5,852 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} | McCormick | {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,302 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 60.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 844 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 39.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 16 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}} | 0.74% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 458 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 21.18% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 2,162 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Newberry | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,325 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 76.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,035 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.37% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 161 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,290 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,521 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oconee | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,824 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 78.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,740 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19.94% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 164 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,084 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,728 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Orangeburg | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,711 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,652 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.75% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 382 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,059 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.56% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,745 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Pickens | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,776 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 82.37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,255 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.77% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 265 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,521 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,296 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Richland | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39,746 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.11% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21,462 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.62% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 787 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,284 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61,995 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Saluda | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,095 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 73.85% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,022 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.39% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 74 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,073 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,191 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Spartanburg | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,308 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 75.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,586 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23.07% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 662 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,722 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41,556 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sumter | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,892 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.83% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,801 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.53% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 107 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,091 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,800 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Union | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,337 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 75.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,676 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.18% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 52 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,661 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,065 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Williamsburg | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,729 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.01% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,213 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.33% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 73 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 516 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,015 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| York | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,441 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,374 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.31% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 211 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,067 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,026 |
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!Totals!!478,427!!70.58%!!189,270!!27.92%!!10,166!!1.50%!!289,157!!42.66%!!677,880 |
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
==Counties that flipped from American Independent to Republican==
Notes
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References
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Works cited
- {{cite book|last1=Black |first1=Earl |author-link1=Earl Black (political scientist) |last2=Black |first2=Merle |author-link2=Merle Black |title=The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected |publisher=Harvard University Press |date=1992 |url=https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac |isbn=0674941306}}
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{{State results of the 1972 U.S. presidential election}}
{{United States elections, 1972}}